Badger Wendover (FR 5621) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Badger Wendover (FR 5621) in ID

Road corridorNez Perce-Clearwater NF, Lochsa/Powell Ranger District

36 mi from Stevensville

Maps 4,610 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 6.6 of this road’s 17 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Near 155 fishing/swimming hole.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Winds through 21 switchbacks.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Wendover Ridge stands 1,819 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles north.

Rules

  • National Forests in Idaho and Dakota Prairie National Grasslands:…Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year.…Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–52°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.